It's not that he didn't miss you, because he did.

But returning to his hometown—especially after disappearing to Tokyo, wasn't exactly part of his life plans.

At least, he liked to think it wasn't. Maybe, in the end, it didn't matter.

The nostalgic scenery from the comfortable train worked wonders in making him reconsider some of his life choices.

And when you entered the university's communal dining area, the nostalgia hit him the hardest.

He would have done anything to avoid seeing your eyes again, yet everything just to get you to look at him.

Just how cruel was fate exactly.